EL CAMINO COLLEGE
Office of the Vice President - Administrative Services
MINUTES
CITIZENS’ BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
March 1, 2006
PRESENT:
__x__ Leandro Carde
__x__ Philip Gomez
_____ Don Greco
_____ Robert Hammond
__x__ Mark Marion
__x__ Raymond Roney
__x__ Nina Velasquez
__x__ Kurt Weideman
Also Attending: Bob Gann, Sue Golden, Ann Garten, Pam Fees
Open Meeting: The meeting was called to order at 3:05 p.m. Those in attendance introduced
themselves. ECC hats and pens were presented to the committee members as a token of
appreciation for their service on the committee. Ann Garten noted that they would also be receiving
certificates.
Minutes: The minutes of January 25 were approved.
Measure “E” Agenda (February 21): Noted:
 The revised budget has added the bond refunding income amount.
 The Audit Report wasn’t “revised.”
 The change orders involved water and sewer line costs that were less than expected,
resulting in a credit to the college
 Under Purchase Orders (Minco Construction), only $187,000 will be charged to Measure E
funds. The other $400,000 will be charged to the State’s scheduled maintenance program.
 Funding for the faculty computers came from other District funds, not Measure E funds.
 Only $600,000 is being charged to Measure E from these purchase orders.
 So far bond money has been spent on the Science complex, the design for the Humanities
building, the parking structure, the Student Services Center, and the primary electric project.
 It was suggested that the April meeting might be a good time for a tour and orientation for
new members.
2004-2005 Annual Report: The committee must publish the Annual Report 270 days after July 1,
making March 20 the deadline. Members will have an opportunity to review the draft report.
Copies of the executive summary were shared with the group and input was requested. Noted:
 Under inflation – add “and labor.”
 The North parking structure and the Stadium projects have both been revised.
 Pam Fees will check on the 1.3% interest rate.
 Building a loan up front saves on inflation and the institution gets to use the buildings.
 A representative can never make all of his/her constituents happy; however, they should all
have input. The faculty restrooms in the Humanities building are a case in point. Input was
solicited, and the restrooms were fully discussed, including considerable participation by
Humanities faculty. There was disagreement about the restrooms, and tradeoffs were
necessary due to constraints based on occupant flow and usage.
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There was some resistance among Humanities faculty members about sharing offices;
however, it is believed that most were happy with the design of their assigned spaces.
The next major project is the Student Services Center, and planning has already begun. Six
areas have already had program meetings, and over 80 people have attended. A new
building couldn’t be designed without user input; however, the challenge for the architects is
to distill all of this input into a manageable building based on needs, requirements, costs, etc.
Bob Gann will provide diagrams for user input for the Humanities and the Student Services
projects.
Concern was expressed about the campus center fee, which was to help bridge the gap
between the $401 million provided by the bond and the $460 million needed to complete the
original projects. Students would have to levy the fee on themselves, and a majority vote
appears to be unlikely.
Philip Gomez reported that he felt that the consultation process was there, meetings were
always published and the Oversight Committee worked well. Students were informed and
involved and felt welcomed.
The Statement of Compliance read and signed.
It was suggested that only 25 copies of the Annual Report should be published because it
will also be available on the Web.
Kurt Weideman, Nina Velasquez and Mark Marion will present the Annual Report at the
Board meeting on March 20 at 4:30 p.m. in the Haag Recital Hall.
Amendment of By-Laws: Two changes to the by-laws will be proposed at March 20th meeting.
1.
In Section 9 (Officers) - Change wording to: “Shall not exceed 2 two-year terms.” All
members present were in favor of this amendment.
2.
In Section 5.3 (Ethics: Conflicts of Interest) - The minutes of the May 7, 2003, meeting
noted that the bylaws were to be amended to indicate that Form 700 (the Conflict of Interest
form) is not required of Oversight Committee members; however, this amendment was
never formalized. All were in favor of this amendment.
Schedule of Future Meetings: New members will be appointed at the March 20th Board meeting
and will join the group in April. Mark Marion noted that he has been representing two positions
(seniors and El Segundo). In response to a question as to whether or not he was entitled to serve
another year, he noted that he did not wish to serve for another year. The three remaining members
chose April 19th at 3 p.m. as the date and time for the next meeting. Nina Velasquez will set up a
two hour meeting which will include a tour, orientation for the new members and selection of a new
committee chair.
Open Discussion
 Phillip Gomez reported that the student organization is working on finding a replacement for
him. Also, on March 20, the student organization is hosting a tea with the Board of Trustees
in Haag Hall one hour before the Board meeting. Everyone is invited to attend.
 The departing members were commended for the excellent job they did and for the
camaraderie shared. Kurt Weideman was commended for his leadership as chair of the
committee and ECC staff members were commended for their professionalism.
Public Comment: Bob Gann expressed appreciation to departing members and noted that it was a
pleasure to work with them.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 4:15 p.m.
PURPOSE: To inform the public concerning bond revenue expenditures and to actively “review
and report” on the expenditure of these funds. (Ed. Code sec. 15278(a)
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